How To Teach: Safety Skills
Importance of Being Safe The goal is to always be safe and protected from all of life’s disasters. Sadly, that isn’t reality and our...
Sharing my experience in the classroom as a life skills special education transition teacher
and providing resources and solutions for fellow educators.
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Heather
- Sep 20
- 3 min
How to Teach: Caring For Your Body During a Period (Menstruation)
Importance of Period and Menstrual Care Some bodies experience menstruation. Since they do, it’s important to address. While...
Heather
- Sep 13
- 3 min
How To Teach: Cutting and Filing Nails
Importance of Nail Care Nail care can easily be seen as a skill that can be pushed off for another day (or another school year). ...
Heather
- Sep 6
- 3 min
How To Teach: Washing Hair and Shaving
Importance of Washing Hair and Shaving Squeaky clean is a good thing! Hands are clean, teeth are clean, body is clean, and hair is also...
Heather
- Aug 30
- 3 min
How To Teach: Brushing Your Teeth
Importance of Brushing Teeth Clean the body, clean the hands, and clean the teeth! There is both a social value in being clean AND a...
Heather
- Aug 23
- 2 min
How To Teach: Picking and Putting on Clothes
Importance of Getting Dressed It is a social norm for humans to put clothes on to keep their body private, to protect it from the...
Heather
- Aug 16
- 3 min
How To Teach: Taking a Shower and Applying Deodorant
Importance of Showering and Applying Deodorant I’ve heard that smell is more closely linked to memory than any other sense. Most likely,...
Heather
- Aug 9
- 3 min
How to Teach: Using the Bathroom (Toileting) and Handwashing
How to teach students to use the bathroom (go to the bathroom, toileting skills) and wash their hands.
Heather
- May 18
- 2 min
Government Benefits and Your Transition Student: SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, and Medicaid Waiver
Connecting young adults with disabilities with the right supports, services, and benefits is KEY to success after they accept their...
Heather
- Apr 17
- 4 min
How to Teach College Tuition and Class
Our LAST topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach College Tuition and Classes. Read more about why and how you can...
Heather
- Apr 10
- 4 min
How to Teaching Car Buying
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Car Buying. Read more about why and how you can teach Car Buying...
Heather
- Apr 3
- 4 min
How to Teach Public Transportation
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Public Transportation. Read more about why and how you can teach...
Heather
- Mar 27
- 3 min
How to Teach Trip Planning
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Trip Planning. Read more about why and how you can teach Planning a...
Heather
- Mar 13
- 4 min
How to Teach Time Management
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Time Management. Read more about why and how you can teach Time...
Heather
- Feb 27
- 4 min
How to Teaching Estimating Skills
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Estimation. Read more about why and how you can teach Estimating...
Heather
- Feb 20
- 4 min
How to Teach Filing Your Taxes
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Filing Taxes. Read more about why and how you can teach Filing Your...
Heather
- Feb 13
- 3 min
How to Teach Geometry Basics
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Geometry. Read more about why and how you can teach Geometry basics...
Heather
- Jan 30
- 4 min
How to Teach Cost Comparison Shopping
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Cost Comparison Shopping. Read more about why and how you can teach...
Heather
- Jan 23
- 4 min
How to Teach Food Budgets
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Food Budgets. Read more about why and how you can teach Food...
Heather
- Jan 9
- 4 min
How to Teach Meal Planning
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Meal Prep. Read more about why and how you can teach Meal Prep...